The King and I (1956) | |
| Director(s) | Walter Lang |
| Producer(s) | Charles Brackett, Darryl F. Zanuck (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based, Exotic Lands, Teachers, True Story (based on) |
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The King and I Overview:
The King and I (1956) was a Drama - Family Film directed by Walter Lang and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Charles Brackett.
The film was based on the musical of the same name written by Oscar Hammerstein II performed at the St. James Theatre, NY from Mar 29, 1951 - Mar 20, 1954.
Academy Awards 1956 --- Ceremony Number 29 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Yul Brynner | Won |
| Best Actress | Deborah Kerr | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Leon Shamroy | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Irene Sharaff | Won |
| Best Director | Walter Lang | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Alfred Newman, Ken Darby | Won |
| Best Picture | Charles Brackett, Producer | Nominated |
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Irene Sharaff’s Costumes for The King and I
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By Annmarie Gatti on Aug 5, 2016 From Classic Movie Hub BlogWin Tickets to see ?The King and I? on the Big Screen! in Select Cinemas Nationwide August 28 & August 31! CMH is thrilled to announce the next of our monthly movie ticket giveaways this year, courtesy of Fathom Events! That said, this month, we?ll be giving away SIX PAIRS of tickets to see ?TCM... Read full article
The King and I (1956)
By Beatrice on Apr 1, 2016 From Flickers in TimeThe King and I Directed by Walter Lang Written by Ernest Lehman based on the musical play by Oscar Hammerstein III based on Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon 1956/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant When Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr begin to polka, ... Read full article
Rodgers and Hammerstein Collection on Blu-ray: The King and I (1956)
on May 20, 2014 From Journeys in Classic FilmNext to The Sound of Music, everyone knows the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I. ?Their celebrity status probably is the reason both have similar plotlines: A governess out of her depth travels to a new place to teach a powerful’s man children, of which there’s several. ?Wh... Read full article
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Quotes from
Anna: Perhaps so, Your Majesty.
King: When I sit, you sit. When I kneel, you kneel. Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera!
King: You will order the finest gold chopsticks.
Anna: Your Majesty, chopsticks? Don't you think knives and forks would be more suitable?
King: I make mistake, the British not scientific enough to know how to use chopsticks.
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Facts about
Deborah Kerr's uncredited voice double Marni Nixon said that she realized the keys of Anna's songs were very low for her - "very contralto keys" - and that she was really too young (just 21) to be able to sound "adult" and "womanly". Hence, a modifier was placed in Nixon's microphone, to make her voice sound deeper and more mature. "I have a very light, bright ring to my voice, and I tried to take that out" she said. "But they were able to use this modifier to emphasize the lower partials of my voice. I also remember having a terrible cold at the time, not being able to breathe in those recording sessions. But that probably helped in matching Deborah's voice, deepening it."
The play was written for Gertrude Lawrence and her appearance in the film version was contractually guaranteed. However, shortly after the show opened she was diagnosed with cancer, and she died while still playing the role on Broadway.
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